Patient Education Information

Head Injuries: What To Watch For Afterwards - What to watch for if a friend or relative has had a head injury.

Helmet Use - The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has created this fact sheet.

Concussion in Sports and Head Injuries: What to Watch For After - YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians have created these pages on brain and head injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injury - A fact sheet from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. It defines the disability, describes its characteristics, and offers tips for parents and teachers. At the end is a list of resources in print or video and disability organizations that can offer more information and assistance.

About Vision Problems Associated with Brain Injuries - This site, from the Optometrists Network, offers information about various vision problems linked with brain injuries.

Anatomy of a Head Injury - Here you will find the explanation of what happens during a head injury.

Anoxia/Hypoxia - See these pages, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, for facts on anoxia (absence of oxygen) and hypoxia (decrease of oxygen).

Concussions - KidsHealth for Teens has prepared this information.

Frequently Asked Questions on Traumatic Brain Injury - The Perspectives Network has produced this list of questions and answers on traumatic brain injury in Chinese, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish.

Head Trauma First Aid - Mayo Clinic offers these tips to anyone caring for someone who injures their head.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Post-Concussion Syndrome - The Mayo Clinic explains about this problem.

Severe Brain Injury and Coma - The Brain Injury Association of America offers this information.

Think First! for Kids and
Think First! For Teens - The National Injury Prevention Foundation has created these to sites to teach kids and teens about the brain, head injuries, and the importance of helmets.

Traumatic Brain Injury - See these pages from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, for facts on traumatic brain injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injury from Mayo Clinic - The staff at the Mayo Clinic explain about TBI.

Types of Brain Injury - Learn more about the different types of brain injuries from the Brain Injury Association of America.

What Is a Coma? - This was prepared for kids from KidsHealth.